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A to be used in the event of voting machine failure. "If for any cause a voting BALLOT machine fails to operate, the district board shall use the supply of emergency ballots that are on hand at the opening of the polls." N.J. Stat. Ann. §19:53B-3.
Also known ascontingency ballot · provisional ballot · backup ballot · special circumstances ballot
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A to be used in the event of voting machine failure. "If for any cause a voting BALLOT machine fails to operate, the district board shall use the supply of emergency ballots that are on hand at the opening of the polls." N.J. Stat. Ann. §19:53B-3.
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Emergency Ballot. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 23, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/emergency-ballot
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